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COIL TUBING TECHNOLOGIES Course

Well Intervention with CT is a very important area of Petroleum & Production Engineering that covers all the methods to repair a well in order to keep it under safe Production and profitable status. The efficiency of Coiled Tubing services has significantly improved during the last two decades, and is today utilized on a large scale of applications, as a result of the increased understanding and enhanced capabilities, which have been provided by research, innovation and development efforts.

COURSE DURATION: 4 days

 

LEVEL: Skill

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DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...

  • A petroleum or production engineer,

  • A development geologist,

  • A reservoir modeller

  • A field engineer wanting to develop your knowledge on Well Intervention and CT Operations and Equipment. 

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HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE

By attending this course, you will be focusing on all main types of well interventions, CT equipment and main applications of this technology. The course focuses on both theoretical concepts and on practical onsite experience.

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THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING

By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:

  • Well Intervention techniques

  • The fundamentals of CT operations

  • All applications on well repairing

  • Boosting production efficiency

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DAILY AGENDA

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Day 1:

  • Introduction

  • CT Operations

  • Components

  • Job design ads

  • HSE Aspects

  • Benefits

  • Q & A

  • Benefits of CT over Conventional WO Rigs

  • CT vs Bullheading

  • Matrix Stimulation Process

  • Coiled Tubing Technologies

  • Wellbore Cleanouts

  • Nitrogen Kick Off

  • Setting bridge plugs and packers Water Control – Polymer injection

  •  Main Components of CT Unit

  • Control Cabins and Power Packs

  • Injector Head Functions and main components

  • CT Well Control Equipment

  • Common Downhole Tools used on CT

  • Job Design and Execution Overiew

  • Job Design Objectives

  • CoilCade overview

  • CoilLife: fatigue modelling

  • CoilLimit : Stress modelling

  • Overview of Wellbore Simulator

  • CoilCat: Data Acquisition for CT Operations

  • CoilCat Real Time Features.

  • Basics of Coiled Tubing

  • CT rig up shematic

  • The Injector Head

  • CT string Construction Evolution

  • String Limitations: Pressure and Tension

  • Principal CT Stresses

  • Stress Strain Diagram

  • CT Monitoring Tools:

  • UTIM: Universal Tubing Integrity Monitor

  • UTLM: Universal Tubing Length Monitor

  • CT Limit Monitoring

  • Pipe Lie Monitoring Plots

  • Real Time Ultrasonic CT Inspection

  • CT InSpec Data Acquisition. 

  • CTU Failures

  • Risk Management and CT

  • Some Keys to Successful CT Operations

  • Some Highlights in CT Operations

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Day 2: CT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

  • Collapsed CT

  • CT Stripper LeakingL

  • Goosneck Collapse

  • Leak Between BOP and WH

  • Leak Between Stripper and BOP

  • Leak of CT at Surface

  • Loss of Injection Head Traction

  • Parted CT at Surface

  • Power Pack Failure

  • Shearing CT

  • Review of Day 1 and Day 2

  • Exercises/Quiz covering the issues that were discussed on day 1 and day2.

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Day 3: DOWN HOLE TOOLS

  • Standard threads

  • CT Connectors

  • CT Check Valves

  • CT Nozzles and Jet Subs

  • Release Joints

  • Accumulators

  • Jars

  • Overshots

  • Spears

  • CT LOGGING WITH FIBRA OPTICS

  • CT Logging with Fiber Optics Telemetry

  • CT Design Methodology

  • Typical Equipment for Fill Removal

  • Typical Squeze Cementing Equipment Configuration,

  • CT Matrix Treatment Design Data

  • CT Logging Equipment

  • Cable Components

  • CT JOB DESIGN

  • CT Logging Applications

  • Location, Logistics and Environment (Onshore and Offshore)

  • EXAMPLES FROM THE FIELD:

  • Visiting two Programs for two Stimulation Jobs with CT.

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Day 4: CT OPERATIONAL LIMITS

  • Pressure and tension

  • Diameter and Ovality

  • Fatigue and Corrosion

  • Pumped and Produced Fluids

  • Stripper Friction

  • H2S Considerations

  • Forces Applied to CT

  • CT Plots: General Stress / Strain Plot

  • CT JOB DESIGN METHODOLOGY

  • Objectives

  • Job Design Data

  • Selection of Treatment Type

  • Prepare Fluid Pump Schedule

  • Select CT Equipment

  • Prepare detailed Job Procedure

  • Execute Job and Evaluate Results.

 

EXTENDED ACID PENETRATION LEADING TO REMARKABLE PRODUCTION  INCREASE

The high Displacement rates technique via CT + Ann (CT/Tbg), for damaged wells (high Skin) with initial good permeability and for water injection wells.

 

APPLICATIONS FOR CT OPERATIONS (real Job Programs) /Hard Copy /Soft copy delivered during the course.

 

  1. Sand Fill Clean out  (Well ref: Oil 128)

 

  1. To convert Oil Well as an injector (Well ref: Oil 134)

 

Final round up of Course, Questions and Answers and revisiting any past course module.

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INSTRUCTORS:

Antonio Abreu is a Senior Petroleum Engineer with a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Antonio has over 40 years’ experience in oilfield production technology. He performed extensive work in the areas cementing, stimulation, well integrity, CT operations, well testing, slickline operations, wireline operations, reservoir monitoring and optimization, gas lift operations, production logging, perforation operations, sand control, water and gas shut off, etc. He started his career in April 1979 with Dowell Schlumberger in France. Further assignments included positions as Assistant to Technical and Marketing Manager (DS/Singapore), Offshore Manager / Cementing Services (DS/Libya), General Services Supervisor (DS/Algeria), Assistant Operations Manager/Aktau/Kazakhstan (Partex), Senior Petroleum Engineer (ADCO/Bu-Hasa Field) and Senior Petroleum Engineer (Dragon Oil Dubai and Turkmenistan).

Antonio is an experienced lecturer of many industry training courses in the areas of Petroleum and Production Engineering and was also assigned during several years as instructor at BTC (Dowell Schlumberger Training Centre, Santa Cruz de la Sierra/Bolivia). The last four years he was working as Training Consultant in UAE. He is a Partner Founder of OGExperts.

 

Luis Remisio: Mining Engineer (IST, Lisboa), Petroleum Engineer (IFP, Paris), Leadership Certificate in (Ashridge, UK). 43 years of experience in the industry of Oil and Gas in 7 countries (Angola, United Kingdom, Australia, Zaire, Portugal, United Árabe Emirates and Kazaquistan in the areas of Safety of Operations, Technology of Production, Surveys, Conceptual Project of Surface Instalations, Development/Training of Technitians and Technical and Finance Management.

He teaches Oil, HSE and Leadership courses. He is a Partner Founder of OGExperts.

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Cipriano Costa: Masters in Chemical Engineering  –  Petroleum Refining & Petrochemistry-FEUP Porto, (1978). Worked in the Lubricants refining plant of Petrogal and in several countries around the world (Libya, Algeria, United States, Middle East, North Sea and Central Africa) with Halliburton Corporation, having performed several duties in almost all technical areas of the Oilfield both Onshore and Offshore and also PDC (Personal Development Coordinator), BDM (Business Development Manager) and Technical Advisor for Completions.

Has post-Graduation in Petroleum Engineering by University of Texas – Austin.

He is a specialist in Fracturing, Chemical Stimulation, Cementing and Completions.

He is a Partner founder of OGExperts.

Course can be delivered 

Online or, either in Class room in Client´s permisses or in Algarve Portugal

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